Tag : Detroit

29-Year-Old Charmaignette Vanzant Has Been Missing Since Nov. 13, 2020

BMS AdminDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020

by BMS AdminDecember 11, 2020December 11, 202001024

Charmaignette Vanzant, 29Detroit, MichiganLast seen November 13, 2020 DETROIT, MI – The Detroit Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 29-year-old Charmaignette Vanzant, who was...

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14-Year-Old Kellyse Jenkins Has Been Missing Since Oct. 14, 2020

BMS AdminOctober 16, 2020October 16, 2020

by BMS AdminOctober 16, 2020October 16, 202001773

Kellyse Jenkins, 14Detroit, MichiganLast seen October 14, 2020 14-year-old Kellyse Jenkins has been reported to be missing from the 7700 block of Asbury Park. Your help...

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Detroit Man Charged With Hate Crime After Fracturing Black Teen’s Jaw With Bike Lock and Yelling “Black Lives Don’t Matter”

BMS AdminOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020

by BMS AdminOctober 14, 2020October 14, 202002277

A Michigan man has been charged with a hate crime after being accused of violently attacking a Black teen while yelling racial slurs. According to...

Missing Person News

UPDATED: Detroit Police Searching For Missing 12-Year-Old Girl

BMS AdminAugust 18, 2020August 27, 2020

by BMS AdminAugust 18, 2020August 27, 202013311

UPDATE: Alia has been found and is home safe. Alia Blackmon, 12Detroit, MichiganLast seen August 17, 2020 Detroit police are asking for help from the...

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Detroit Bus Driver, Who Made Video About A Coughing Passenger, Dies From Coronavirus

BMS AdminApril 3, 2020October 21, 2020

by BMS AdminApril 3, 2020October 21, 202003448

A Detroit bus driver who had expressed anger on Facebook about a coughing passenger has died from COVID-19, officials said Thursday. Jason Hargrove felt ill about...

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2 Women Escape Kidnapping Attempt By Men In White Van, One Shot

BMS AdminJanuary 9, 2020October 21, 2020

by BMS AdminJanuary 9, 2020October 21, 202015661

The attempted kidnapping happened around 1:00 a.m. at the Galaxy Coney Island on Grand River Avenue at Schaefer Highway on Detroit. The incident began after...

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Family Gets $12m After Video Showed Cop Taser 15-Year-Old Riding ATV, Killing Him

BMS AdminDecember 31, 2019October 21, 2020

by BMS AdminDecember 31, 2019October 21, 20202 14257

The family of a 15-year-old who was killed after a state trooper tased him while he was riding his ATV settled a wrongful death lawsuit...

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17-Year-Old Jada Childs, Has Been Missing Since Friday, Nov 29th

BMS AdminDecember 3, 2019December 3, 2019

by BMS AdminDecember 3, 2019December 3, 201916884

DETROIT, MI – Detroit police are searching for a 17-year-old girl who went missing after getting in an argument with her mother Friday. The argument...

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Detroit Cops Handcuffed Police Commissioner For Asking Tough Questions At Public Hearing

BMS AdminJuly 12, 2019July 12, 2019

by BMS AdminJuly 12, 2019July 12, 2019110243

On Thursday, dramatic video footage at a meeting of the Detroit Police Commissioners showed one of the commissioners, Willie Burton, being arrested and forced out...

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Detroit Man Sues White Women Who Had Him Arrested for ‘Gardening While Black’

BMS AdminMarch 5, 2019March 5, 2019

by BMS AdminMarch 5, 2019March 5, 20195 17475

A Detroit man has filed a lawsuit accusing three white women of fabricating serious but bogus claims against him to the police in a dispute...

News Videos

Video: Detroit Cop Posts Racist Video Of Black Woman In Freezing Cold After He Seized Her Car

BMS AdminFebruary 1, 2019

by BMS AdminFebruary 1, 201915037

A Detroit police officer is under fire for a racist Snapchat video of a black woman he pulled over for a traffic stop. Officer Gary...

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Black-Owned Bank Puts $4 Million Toward Boosting Detroit’s Minority-Owned Businesses

BMS AdminSeptember 25, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 25, 201802586

Being a black business owner in the U.S. means facing more obstacles, particularly when trying to obtain a business loan. According to the U.S. Department of...

Community Technology Videos

Marginalized Communities In Detroit Are Building Their Own Internet

BMS AdminDecember 1, 2017August 18, 2018

by BMS AdminDecember 1, 2017August 18, 201801239

Access to the internet has become a utility required for the basics of life, right up there with housing and clean water. Many organizations have...

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Detroit Man Facing 40 Years in Prison for Facebook Posts Against Cops

BMS AdminOctober 25, 2016November 18, 2016

by BMS AdminOctober 25, 2016November 18, 201638 38878

A man from Detroit, MI is facing up to 40 years in prison for the alleged rants encouraging people to “kill all white cops” he posted on Facebook....

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Gwen Jimmere Is The First African American To Hold a Patent For a Natural Hair Care Product

BMS AdminFebruary 24, 2016March 5, 2016

by BMS AdminFebruary 24, 2016March 5, 201602361

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Pamela A. Smith Becomes the First Black Woman to Lead Nation’s Oldest...

BMS AdminMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

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The National Park Service made history last week when they announced that a Black woman...

State Trooper Suspended for 50 Hours After Video Shows Him Kick and...

BMS AdminMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

Lynn on Quick Black History Lessons: Denmark Vesey: “That is not Denmark it’s Frederick Douglass” Mar 2, 16:46
C on State Trooper Suspended for 50 Hours After Video Shows Him Kick and Drag Handcuffed Black Man Who Died in Custody: “And they wonder why we knell” Mar 1, 15:31
Frank Tall-Hawk on White Driver Fatally Shoots Unarmed Black Driver From 10 Feet Away, Claims He Feared For His Life: “When will “weak-willed” Blacks learn…..ASSimilation kills!?” If you ‘need’ integration, you’re committing self-destruction. God didn’t make integration His initial move.…” Mar 1, 11:21
Frank Tall-Hawk on White Driver Fatally Shoots Unarmed Black Driver From 10 Feet Away, Claims He Feared For His Life: “When will “weak-willed” Blacks learned…..ASSimilation kills!?” If you ‘need’ integration, you’re committing self-destruction. God didn’t make integration His initial move.…” Mar 1, 11:19
Miss Mozell on 26 Black Owned Banks And Credit Unions: “Black owned bank in Tallahassee Florida or any recommendations?” Feb 23, 17:51